Man from Geary convicted on 21 charges that stem from 2018 murder-for-hire scheme
The alleged conspiring took place between July 11 and August 21 of 2018
A man from Geary County has been convicted on 21 charges that stem from a murder-for-hire scheme in 2018, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.
A news release from Attorney General Schmidt’s Office says, “Samuel Ibarra-Chu, 31, of Grandview Plaza, was convicted in Geary County District Court after a five-day jury trial. Ibarra-Chu was found guilty on all 21 counts, including two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Judge Courtney Boehm accepted the verdict and scheduled sentencing for 1:30 p.m. on June 25.
The case was investigated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Geary County Drug Task Force comprised of the Junction City Police Department, Grandview Plaza Police Department and Geary County Sheriff’s Office. Ibarra-Chu conspired between July 11, 2018, and August 21, 2018, with others to hire a hitman to murder two individuals – an assistant Geary County attorney and a confidential informant. The plot was discovered before the murders were carried out.”
The court cases for two other individuals allegedly involved in the plot are pending.